Moving Tips & Packing Advice

Moving Tips From Kaysville's Full Service Movers

Packing smart is the secret to a smooth moving day. Our professional movers have helped thousands of Utahans do it right since 2017.

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Packing Tips for Local and Long Distance Moves

As a full service moving company, Best of the West Movers offers professional packing as one of our residential moving services. You can rely on us to pack your belongings, but if you prefer, you can handle the work yourself.

Packing smart helps ensure that your moving day goes as smoothly as possible, whether you're planning a short hop across town with a local moving company or working with long distance movers on a longer trip. Treat the sections below as your moving checklist, covering everything our packing and moving services team handles from the first box taped shut to the last item loaded on the truck.

Preparing for the Move

Before you start packing, you'll need to get organized. The following tips hold true for any local Utah move:

Make reservations with your moving company and change your address at least a few weeks before the day you plan to move
Schedule cable, phone, and utility service transfers one or two weeks ahead of moving day
Get plenty of heavy-duty boxes, free boxes may be found at your local liquor store and cardboard recycling bins
Gather the packing materials you need, including tape, labels, and a permanent marker

How to Start Packing

First and foremost, don't wait until the last minute to start packing. Aim to be done the night before moving day, using these tips to plan your approach:

Start a few weeks ahead of the move and pack up some of your belongings every day until the work is done
Begin packing out-of-season items and those in storage areas, such as your attic, basement, and closets
Pack your belongings on a room-by-room basis in order to keep everything organized
Make sure to pack breakable and non-breakable items in separate boxes to prevent damage

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Labeling, Fragile Items, and Electronics

A little organization now saves a lot of headaches later. These tips apply whether our apartment movers are helping with a one-bedroom move, our household movers are packing up a full house, or our downsizing moving services team is helping you settle into something smaller across the valley. Either way, the details below keep your boxes in order and your breakables intact.

Labeling Your Boxes

Every box you pack should be firmly sealed and labeled. For the easiest time keeping track of what's in each box, follow these tips:

Label boxes on their sides, not the tops, so that you can see the labels when the boxes are stacked
Use large print to mark boxes containing breakable items as "FRAGILE," and draw arrows to indicate "THIS END UP"
Put a number on each box to ensure that none get lost in the shuffle on moving day
Use colored stickers on your boxes to indicate where they should be dropped off in your new Utah home

Packing Breakables

Many of your belongings are likely fragile. Packing breakables can be a daunting task, but these expert tips should help you keep them safe and secure for the move:

Wrap breakable items in tissue paper before packing
Use clean socks to pack glasses and stemware
Pack your plates vertically to prevent breakage
Fill every box completely, using clothing, blankets or plastic bags as extra cushioning

Packing Electronics

If you still have the original packaging for your TV, computer, game consoles, and other electronics, use it. If not, our expert movers recommend the following:

Take photos of the connections before dismantling to ensure you can easily remember where the wires go
Use masking tape to secure and label the cables and wires
Use bubble wrap to protect your electronics and place them in sturdy, heavy-duty boxes
Seal the boxes securely and clearly mark them as "FRAGILE"

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Expert Packing Tips, What Not to Pack, and Our Rates

With our years of experience, Best of the West Movers has packing and moving services down to a science. Below are a few of our best tips on how to pack smartly, what to leave off the truck, and what our moving labor costs by the hour so you can plan an accurate moving estimate before moving day.

Expert Packing Tips

Pack the items you'll need right away at your new Utah home, such as a box cutter, tools, and your phone charger, in a clear plastic bin
When dismantling furniture, place the hardware in a labeled zip-lock bag and tape the bag to the furniture
Use small boxes for books, and pack books on their sides, alternating between spine-up and spine-down
Pack hanging clothes on their hangers in drawstring garbage bags, and use vacuum seal bags for fluffy blankets, pillows, and extra clothing

What Not to Pack

Some of your belongings shouldn't go into boxes to be loaded onto the moving truck. Here's what our expert movers say not to pack:

Important documents, including birth certificates, Social Security cards, and property-related paperwork
The overnight essentials for each member of your family, just in case everyone is too tired to unpack on moving day
Food in glass jars and other perishables, as your moving company will likely be unwilling to transport those items
Gasoline, paint, firearms, ammunition, and other flammables or items that your moving company is not legally allowed to transport

Best of the West Movers works hard to stay among the most affordable local movers in Utah, whether you need a full crew or a couple of on site movers for a few hours.

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$105 Per Hour (2 movers)
- Add a mover for $40 per/hour
- Includes: Moving Truck, Dolly, Furniture Padding, Furniture Assembly.
- .60 per pound insurance
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Add a mover for $40 per/hour
- Includes: Furniture Padding, Dolly, Assembly.
- .60 per pound insurance
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Packing is just one part of a successful move. Best of the West Movers also offers full service movers for complete residential moving services, commercial moving services and office moving services covering business relocation services for local companies, and senior moving services built around a gentler pace. If you only need help with a couch or a piano, our single item moving services and furniture delivery services cover that too, and our on-site moving crews can handle furniture rearranging services and furniture removal inside a home you're not even leaving. Add long distance moving services for cross country movers and interstate movers alike, junk removal services for what you're leaving behind, and professional packing services that include packing and unpacking services from start to finish, and you have a residential moving company that can handle the whole job from the first box to the last piece of furniture.

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Ready to Put These Moving Tips to Work?

Whether you need reliable movers for a full pack and load, labor only movers for the heavy lifting, loading and unloading services on a long distance move, or on site movers to shuffle furniture around your current home, Best of the West Movers is ready to help families and businesses throughout Kaysville, UT and the surrounding area. Call (385) 493-0950 or request your free moving estimate today, and we will build a plan around your schedule, your budget, and the move ahead of you.

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